worried out of my mind...hep C antibodies positive for my son

[Viv41]

Hello all,

Looking for some desperately needed reassurance while we wait for results. My son is 16 and he has autoimmune alopecia. We wanted him to try an arthritis medicine called xeljanz. As part of the process, he had a lot of bloodwork done and his hep c antibodies test came out positive. This is a good kid, no drugs or sex or any risky behavior. Since my husband and I had him through IVF and the screening process covers hepc, hiv etc. I am assuming neither of us have it. I don't know his s/co ratio or anything. Doctor reordered the antibody test along with the RNA test. They said results in 2 to 3 days. The test was done on Tuesday. I am terrified and and cannot sleep, eat...anything. Hubby and son are in a similar state. Any chance this could be a false positive?

[Viv41]

Thanks  jimmy. Have a good weekend and enjoy your music festival. I will keep my prayers and hope for closure on monday.

[JimmyMose]

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I late and leaving now for a music festival and camping.

[Vick64]

Yay!! That's great news! Good luck with everything!

[JimmyMose]

99+ Yes in my opinion.  Please take a break enjoy yourselves this weekend.  After you get the RNA results on monday. We will be looking for your reply and exuberant excitement.

[Viv41]

Hello all, just wanted to update. The second test they did for antibodies came back NEGATIVE! The doc just called me. The RNA test will come back on Monday, but doc says it is highly unlikely it will show virus.  

Is this good news?Are we truly in the clear?

[Viv41]

Thanks for your response Vick. Good luck on your treatments.

Our bigger picture is the alopecia for which we even started all the testing in the first place. Even after a sustained cure, I am not even sure if he can take any medicines to treat alopecia because we don't want the virus to reactivate.

Called doctor again in the morning and the front office lady says only partial results are in, the doctor is not there and only he can discuss. At this point i am only thinking worst case scenarios and am beyond any reason.

I am crying constantly and this forum is the only place where I am even discussing this. My husband, son, and I are just in this horrible limbo waiting to know.